DIY Décor for a New Year’s Eve Party
It has become a bit of a tradition that we look forward to every year – our annual New Years Eve party! A few weeks after the invitations were sent I saw these “Pop Fizz Clink” cards from Kate Spade and the décor ideas seemed to flow from there!I kept everything simple and inexpensive. I bought two yards of gold lamé fabric to cover a painting that hangs in our dining room and I used a total of six sheets of fancy cardstock paper from Michaels.
I laid out the text “Happy New Year”, “Pop”, “Clink”, “Fizz”, and “2013” in various sizes to be used as drink markers, hanging banners and a cake topper – you can download the files HERE and with an X-Acto knife and scissors use them as stencils for your own party!
The entire project took me a few hours and cost me less than $20! Whatever you’re doing to ring in the New Year, have fun and be safe! I look forward to putting on a fancy party dress and toasting my friends in the comfort of my own home!
Download the file to make your own NYE Party Stencils HERE!
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Feather Love Photography Workshop
"Why are you here?", Noa asked me the night before her Feather Love Photography Workshop. "Because I want to be inspired and I need more creative people in my life" I replied.
Back in February, I saw that Noa Azoulay-Sclater, artist and owner of Feather Love Photography was looking for an assistant for her Bay Area Workshop. I applied thinking there was no way I would get it. I'm not a photographer, I'm not even an aspiring photographer. My background is in public relations, I'm a planner, an organizer, a stationery designer. I just wanted to be surrounded by people who could help me grow personally and creatively. When I found out I had gotten the job, I spent a good hour zippity-do-dah dancing around my apartment.
Over the next few months, Noa and I worked closely to pull together all of the details for a successful workshop. I knew this workshop was her baby and as I got to know Noa and take on more and more, this workshop became my baby too. I drove in to Pacifica the night before the workshop nervous and anxious. It was to be my first time meeting Noa in person and everything that I had been working on for the last few months was finally coming to fruition. I knew that so much was riding on this.
The workshop flowed over the next two days, with Noa sharing her insight on the photography industry, letting go of expectations, breaking down walls and finding your creative voice as an individual. Somehow in a room among 20+ others, the setting felt intimate and real. There were breakthroughs, some public, expressed with tears, others nodded in agreement and for me personally, the realization that I had found a group of people who understood exactly what I have been going through in quitting my full time job to pursue a career that I am passionate about.
I don't know how she did it, but it felt like Noa found a way to give each and every one of us exactly what we needed to move forward with our own individual creative pursuit. She filled a void and has calmed some of my fears. Given me a new sense of confidence that yes, I CAN and WILL be successful in my new career.
In addition to all of this goodness, the workshop included guest speaker Chloe Aftel who taught the art of shooting with polaroids, Anne Sage from The City Sage and Rue Magazine who shared her insight on social media, blogging and running an online magazine. There was a photo shoot for Rue Magazine with styling by Erin of Apartment 34 that was GORGEOUS and a personal highlight for me was Tim and Nicki Bluhm who shared a gift with us when they performed a few songs from their last and upcoming album!
I walked away from the workshop having attained my goal, feeling inspired and moved beyond belief and having met an amazing group of creative people who I can identify with. I feel privileged to have attended the workshop. As I was leaving to head home, I told Noa I feel like I've won. I'm so lucky to have worked with her and to continue working with her moving forward. And I mean it!
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Treat Box DIY – with Free Printable
Got a party on the horizon but not a huge budget to spend? Add some festive flair to your next get together with these fun DIY treat boxes!
Material: Free Paper Printable, Bone Folder, Scissors, Ruler, Plastic Cello Bag, Pencil, Quick Dry Tacky Glue, Ribbon, Candy
How To:
- Print out Pattern Paper
- Cut the solid color paper into an even square
- Follow these directions to create the bottom of the box
- Measure the width of your box and cut a strip in the width to cover the outside of the box
- Measure the sides of the box and create folds in the appropriate place
- Cut a “window” on the top of your box
- Cut your cello into a small square to cover the “window” and glue in place
- Glue the ends of the top wrap together
- Fill with candy, tie with ribbon and place a sticker on top!
P.S. – Recognize the print from the paper? It’s from this travel theme baby shower!
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I always like to give the couples whose wedding I plan a little something on their wedding day. I realized that I had run out of congratulations cards and with a wedding coming up the next day, I decided it would be easier (and more fun) to make a custom card using material that I already had on hand!
The card came out really cute and based on your reactions to my Instagram picture, I’d say you guys liked it too!
Material: Computer paper, cardstock paper, decorative paper, washi tape, X-Acto Knife, Tacky Glue, scissors
How To:
- In a word document, choose a font you like and printout the words/shapes you want
- Tape the paper to the cardstock
- Cut out the sides and tops of the letters and shapes (don’t cut out the bottom!)
- Fold the words up
- Trim the decorative paper to be the same size as your card
- Glue the decorative paper to the inside of the card
Give-A-Way with Diamond Candle
It’s not an exaggeration when I say that we keep a candle burning pretty much around the clock when we’re home. I love the light scent that fills the room and the glowing light sets the perfect ambiance both day and night. So when Diamond Candles reached out to me to try one of their all-natural soy based candles I was thrilled. Oh, and what’s that you say!?! Each and every candle has a ring inside worth anywhere from $10 to $5,000! Gimmie! I poured over the scents available on the Diamond Candles website and decided to go with the honeysuckle candle. Its not as fun as a pyropet, but really what is?
I’m hooked. The candle is enough to fill a large room with the scent of fresh blooms but light enough not to overpower the space. I also love that it is soy based so it burns clean without leaving that black soot around the edge of the jar. It took some restraint but I was VERY patient when it came to pulling out the ring.
Truth be told, I figured the longer I waited the less wax that would be wasted and the longer my candle would last!The ring is really pretty! I’m fairly certain it’s a $10 ring but in my honest opinion, the ring is really a fun bonus to a great candle. I’m looking forward to wearing it and the process of waiting to reveal the ring while enjoying the candle was really fun!
Diamond Candle is kind enough to allow me to give-a-way a Diamond Candle to one of my readers.
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Each year since we’ve lived in San Francisco we’ve thrown a New Year’s Eve party. I love just about any excuse to don a fancy party dress and catch up with friends – and the fact that I don’t even have to leave my house? Well that’s just the icing on the cake! Last year was my first year to go all out with the décorand I’m still shocked at how popular (nearly 300 pins!) the DIY décor template has become!
This year I decided to stick with a similar game plan – Low budget (under $20), easy to recreate, and of course looks pretty!A lot of what I used, was repurposed from last year. This included the Happy New Year letters and all of the numbers – except for the 3 of course!
All of the décor was completed in just a few hours and all of the food is store bought because let’s be honest: I am not crafty in the kitchen.
Backdrop DIY:
Material:
- Two Yards of Black Fabric (I used this as the backdrop)
- Cardstock (Letters)
- Roll of wrapping paper (mine is from HERE)
- X-Acto Knife
- Painters Tape
- Glue Dots
- Cutting Mat
How To:
- Tape the wrapping paper in place to your cutting mat
- Use the painters tape to create a shape (everything covered by tape will remain)
- Cut with your X-Acto knife
- Once completed, adhere to the fabric with the glue dots
Hope you have a wonderful New Year! I've got something very exciting in the works which is why the blog has been so quiet the last few months! … [Read more...]